ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Colombia
Colombia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status was 1,241 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Colombia, 2007–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1,241 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in 2025.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Colombia peaked at 1,484 1000 No in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,066 1000 No, in 2016.
That places Colombia 11th out of 88 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status in Colombia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,484 1000 No | — |
| 2008 | 1,332 1000 No | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 1,223 1000 No | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 1,178 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1,186 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,171 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,152 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,095 1000 No | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,079 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,066 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,105 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1,116 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,211 1000 No | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 1,124 1000 No | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1,163 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1,145 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,137 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,161 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 1,241 1000 No | +6.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,241 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.47 1000 No, 23.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,241 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.16 1000 No, 15.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,346 1000 No | 1,223 1000 No | 1,484 1000 No | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,136 1000 No | 1,066 1000 No | 1,211 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,162 1000 No | 1,124 1000 No | 1,241 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Colombia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status in Colombia was 1,241 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,484 1000 No in 2007.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,066 1000 No in 2016.
- How does Colombia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 88 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment in agriculture by status rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment in agriculture by status of employment, employees — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.